Check-perforator



J. MINTZ.

CHECK PERFORATOH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1919.

1,333,089. Patend Ma1-.9,-1920. y

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES fATENTOFFICE! 'JuLfiiIsMi-Nfrz, or NEW Yoan, NLYQ."Speeieationof Letters Pate-nt.

v 1A Appnetibn mediterranei, 1,919.,i seri-eine.,.28632275v Bef itknew-nf theeriamee Mem, e ein:

riiors-,fro'f which: theifollowingis' a-' 15u11,elearfand:exaetldeseription, This invention relatesto i perforatingdeviee's,-butj more particularly adapt-ed forcheekCancelingfpurpo'seslOne of lthe obj ets" fof myv invention is to: provide A a vpe'rforatinjgdevirle"` `arranged"in 'the' forni of a handestampfor'in other YWordsyalperev fora'ting` device arrangedfto be manipulated in thewmanner ofIahandestamp. "Asherein arranged 1my improved 'devicei's arranged to.perforate cheeks l(forA instan-Cel?, or toV providemeans 4for'identiication,; or l*for-any other purpose. To "carry out improve'-ment, Ip'putilizea pluralityof' pins or perioe ratingelements and meansto Vautomatically select :pins to. produce perforations in the form. of4letters `(inthis instante) although perforatior'isv in the form'. ofnumerals [or other characters Coul d loeproduced.-

' I VW11] now desrribe the device in detail,

reference being had 'tol theaccompanying drawing, wherein l o, Y

Figure 1 is an exaggerated fragmentary viewer-a portion' of myimprovement n:Fig 2 `is 'al diagrammatic view;Y of a por;-

' Y Fig.' 3. isfaf similar view illustrating j anlscale of Amyimprovement complete; v y

il" Fig; (-3 is; fragmentary' plamview, the:

takenon a linefT-LL''inFigjLfthe dieplater guideorthebands, isprovidedwith open- :nidpi'e'rcing-pins 'beingfornittedf '1VinIarranged,.consisrsfof a framefS earrying .ajpluralitv ofbandmembers-Q, 10,11 and 12 f (see Fig'. 5l, Vsaid "beltl memberspassing 'over a'irogller v13: atene` endroflthefrarne and hunlder "a"plate .18 at' *theuoppofsite` 'Qndofrthe The Bene@faenas9;fio,-=11jenay12 .-maylbe,adjusted,or moved ap'urpose' to Y Y iof a locking plate 29. arranged toefr-f1gagel Myimprovedperfemeinqieevieeaehere- Y A l A frame `8.' An Spring' 28 rtendsto normally be described, :"Each :band-member is lprotienearr.aerei;(ihfihieinstance)ft` 'form niprovements in v.

perforations arranged rtofvorm the letterf; y"Ifnjthis''instai'ioe eachhandv is provided with twenty 'sixl groups of perforations 14, 'e'a'elivgroupbeing arranged to fo'rm'fsom'e lette'rl Qf-theial-phabetx- Tocopera'te' Withthes'e j Patented 'Manayiaeog p' ers, inthislinstanee,heilig the entire alpha@ u GZ aen o-fftheUnited States-of America,.resideV ln'gaa't-Ne'w' York-city, Bronx county, State" of lNew York,have'l inventedi certain 4new!` and useful Improvements in` Cheek-Perfo,

perorations,1provide a pluralityoffpins" 15"(in thisl instancetwentyel'ive) grouped 'as' indicated! in Figs. 2an'd-v 3, or rin otherwords,- arranged finf ve rows. of ve, pins eaeh.- {These pins'` arel-supported .by the frame 8v and' are positioned" to causevth'eirpointed ends 1:6 to lloe-'loeated adjacent their -eopereeingbenaz vnachband- 9,10, 11a-:ad p 12ivi1lr-have agfcop'erating group of pins 1'5which will bexnested orQpositionedon the frame*8,betvveenthe1runs 17 and18@ of the belts or' hands.V The pins 15y Will'be mounted y forverticalV movement, or' movement longi A 'tudinally of the 'frame' 8 inone "directionby springs 19, and in the opposite direction "by aresetting; device Y20. Adjacent lthe upper end oflthepins, I provideaguideeplat'ef 21,

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and a guide-plate-22 adjacent the opposite UTo coperate with the pins toprduee perfora'tion's',-- Iprovide 1a vdie-plate 23'V provided withopenings 1,24 to'register With'i the Pins 15 'The difpleteQfsyieldebiv'eur'- Perted by the frame 8.-, as can beeeen rn: Fig 4 andiS IOTOf'Cl-@Clvv'ithl arros- 25 the 'ferm maintainthe plate l'18 in avposition 'las indiment.'

-ofyokes to allow"sufficient` spaee for the ln-y i sertion of a Check.r`orjother element -tohe per- `forate'd, vsaid vchecky 'orf other elementfleeing p indicated by the 'heavy' line 26, Figs. 4'ad15, vrThe'Chefcln'for instance, is pl'aced'upon'fthediefplate23-under-thebands\9,`10, l1 and 12 vvhe'n'it istogbepe'iforated.V

Afurtiler feat-iure 'ef `rifeaeviee consiste f Y bands;

are in lovvermost position (see dottedlines Fig. 1) the plate 29 Awillengage notches 31,

plate 29. In either vposition the pins will vbe locked by the plate V29.

lng openings in the frame 8f The 'restoring or. resetting plate 20l ismoved longitudinally of the frame 8 in slots 33, one only being shown(Fig. 4),-'handles 34 beingl `provided to operate the` said plate 20. Yv `To operate the device, the bands 9, l0, l1 and 12, or some ofl them,will be moved to cause any desired letter or character thereon, L toassume a position under thel plate 18, for

movement will cause the openings 27 to aline with the pins,land saidpinsyvill b e forced therethrough bysprings .19.- Those pins whichalinewith Athe openings 14 forming the letters (in this instance) inthe bandswill be forced through said openings and project beyond-the bottomsurface 4of the The check orptherv'element to be perforated will now beplaced in position as hereinbefore described. After. the elementto beperforated` has been positioned, the, frame 8 may be forceddown,zcompressing springs 36 (one only being shown in Fig. 4),

vthereby forcingfthe points '37 lof `the pins through the check and intothe alining open` ings 24l inthe die-plate 23. \'I `hose-1;iinsl 15which havenot any alined openings in the bandsvvill rest uponsaid lbandsand will not operate to produce perforations. When the pinsf havebeen-forced dow-n to the utmost the locking-plate 29 will be forcedintojthe Y Y notches 3.1 by spring 35, said Aplate 'having beenliberated after the pins-,have beenset. The locking-plate 29 locksthepins both lWhen in operative and normal positions. To restore thepins to normal position after, the yperfor-ating operation has lbeenperformed, theplate 20 will be moved up. therebyrais ing the pins. untilplate 429snaps into the notches 30. The heads 3 8' ofthe pinsflimittheir downward movement. Y

It will be apparent that thecharacter Aof Y the perforations isdependentupon what' `combination of pins isset, said settingbeingfcontrolled by the perforations in the bands; Having described.` myinvention, what I claim is 1. vInV a perforating Both the' locking?"`plate 29 and movable guideplate 18 may be provided with guide-pins 32slidably engag l alining therewith. .Y

ated to release the pins.

device, adjustable vband having diiferentpatterns in the form lofopenings therethrough arranged ltov ,con-

stitute identification symbols, a plurality of piercing-pins adjacentthe band1 and said notches being caused toaline with saidy means toforce Vthrough the openings in the i `band,forming the desired patternthe pins '2. InV a perforating device, an vadjustable carrier havingdifferent patterns in the Vform i of openings therethrough, a pluralityof in- ,dependently operating piercing pins adjacent the carrier,alocking device to maintain saidpins in normal position, and a springforeach pin acting to force its pin through an-aliningopening. of thepattern selected,-vvhen said locking device is oper- 3;l In aperforating device. an adjustable band member, having apluralityofpatterns inthe form ,of openingstherethrough, av plurality ofindependently operating piercing pins adjacent the band. a lockingdeviceto-maintain said pins in normalQ-position,

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meansto force .the pins through,alining openings ofa selectedpattern-when the locking device is released. and rneansto. restore thepins to normal position.

4. In a perforating device. an adjustable band member. having aplurality/of patternsin the form of openings therethrough, a pluralityof independently Voperating piercing pins adjacent the band. a lockingdevice tomaintain saidjpins in normalposition, means toA forcev the pinsthrough aiming openings ofa selected pattern when the locking deviceisgreleased. means tofre- Y storefthe pins to normal position. and adieplatefhaving openings alining with the piercvingpins. i

5. Iny a perforatingdevice. Aa. die-plate 'having openingsVtherethrough. a plurality of piercing pins alining therewith. theopenings in the die-plateand piercinglpins beingenual in number.carrier. movahly mountedand- Vlocated between the die-plate and pins.Vsaid carrier beingprovided with 4 sets of openings arranged yto formdifferent symbols/.and ,means to. torcev thoser pins which alinevwithvthe openings. which con- Y stitute af selected symbol, through saidopen-` 6. In a perforating device. a framemember. adie-plate.vijeldahlyVV secured thereto having openingstherethijough.- a pluralityof piercing vpins alining therewith. the kopen- `eouialfin number, acarriermovahlymounted vand locatedbetween the die-plate and pins,fsaidparmer, being.. provided with ,sets .fof `openings. arranged toform diiierent symbols. andQ means to `force those pins whichfalinefyviththe openings,r which constitute selectedsymbol. through saidopenings'.

ings inthe die-plate. and pierciner pins being .7.2 Inaperforatingdevice. a plurality of i iso , ings' therethrough arranged to beadjusted to cause any of the patterns thereon to register with saidnested pins, means to force all of the pins toward the carrier when' thelocking device is released, said means being arranged to force the pinswhichV aline with the openings constituting the pattern through saidopenings, the remaining pins resting upon the imperforate portion of thecarrier. Y,

8. In a perforating device, a plurality of nested piercin pins, alocking maintain the pins in normal posltion, a carrier having patternsin the form of openings therethrough arranged Yto be adjusted to causeany of the patterns thereon to regdevice to locking device is released,said means being arranged to force the pins Vwhich aline withtheopenings constituting the pattern through said openings, theremainingpins resting upon the imperforate portion of the carrier, and means tolrestore ,the` pins to normal position.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 28 day of March, 1919.

Witnesses: i Y

EDWARD f A. `JARvIs, MAURICE BLOCK.

JULius MiN'rz j

